- Test your knowledge on some of the topics from American history and government that prospective new citizens have to answer.
Compiled by CLINTON CARGILL DEC. 3, 2020
USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after Dec. 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of the civics test.
The quiz below draws from the new or revised questions introduced in 2020. We have converted the questions to multiple choice. You can find all 128 questions on the new test here.
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James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.
President during the War of 1812
Fifth president of the United States
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
First Secretary of State
2 of 9
The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.
Washington crossing the Delaware
Battle of Tippecanoe
Battle of Fort Niagara
The Treaty of Ghent
3 of 9
What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
It guarantees the rights of criminal defendants.
It states that the powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.
It abolished slavery.
It prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
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Whom does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
People living in their state
People living in their congressional district
Citizens in their congressional district
Their political party
5 of 9
Who appoints federal judges?
The Chief Justice
The Senate
The President
The Attorney General
6 of 9
How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
Four
Five
Six
Nine
7 of 9
The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
The Missouri Compromise
The Trail of Tears
The Battle of Little Bighorn
Sherman’s March
8 of 9
Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.
Clara Barton
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mary Baker Eddy
Sojourner Truth
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The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean?
We the people
Self-government
Out of Many, One
One Nation, Indivisible